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Government unmoved on NHS staff pay rise, despite UK-wide protests
Nurse demonstrators in London were applauded in the street, but union demands go unmet
Nursing degree apprenticeship spending boost falls short, says RCN
More support for three-year nursing degree students ‘the fastest way to get more nurses’
Tributes paid to nurse who died in traffic accident
Victoria Kavanagh excelled in her role with the school health service, say colleagues
COVID-19 undiagnosed in many nurses, study suggests
Mild cases were missed before loss of taste or smell was added to coronavirus symptoms
Lack of support for staff during menopause affects work and career, survey reveals
Menopause affects 90% of women doctors’ working lives according to a BMA survey
Thousands expected to join NHS pay protests
Protesters are demanding an early pay rise following workforce’s COVID-19 efforts
Evidence and Practice
Treating buckle fractures in children with a soft cast and home removal
A quality improvement initiative introduced by advanced nurse practitioners
Exploring patients and family members’ experiences of care in the emergency department
An investigation of patients and family members’ experiences of care in one ED in Iran
Optimising the conservative management of closed tendinous mallet finger injury
Why you should read this article: • To enhance your knowledge of the different types of...
Meeting the needs of homeless people attending the emergency department
The care needs of homeless people attending EDs are frequently misunderstood
The provision of emergency healthcare for women who experience intimate partner...
Strategies to address knowledge deficits and negative attitudes
Exploring medicines reconciliation in the emergency assessment unit: staff perceptions...
Why you should read this article: • To recognise why timely medicines reconciliation is...
Features
All you need to know about NMC fitness to practise cases
Fitness to practise cases are central to the NMC’s regulation of nursing standards
Lyme disease: how nurses can identify it and advise patients
How to detect the tick-borne infectious disease and promote awareness among the public
COVID-19: remembering the nursing staff who have lost their lives
Colleagues and families pay tribute to nursing professionals who have died across the UK
How early preparations have helped one emergency department during the COVID-19 pandemic
Forward triage enables nurses to prevent unnecessary admissions and cross contamination
How to use your COVID-19 experience for reflective practice
Amid the upheaval of the pandemic, nurses can use reflection to process their experiences
COVID-19: how nurses can facilitate advance care planning
Conversations about end of life care are important for the patient and those close to them
Opinion
COVID-19: essential training is still possible
How to use distance learning to keep skills developing and morale boosted
Face masks: how nurses can overcome the communication barrier and reassure patients
Compulsory face coverings pose particular challenges when patients are deaf or have dementia
Coping with the death of a colleague: advice and support for nurses
How to deal with bereavement at work and where to go for support
Students
COVID-19: why I’m glad I faced my fears and opted for extended clinical placement anyway
I have learned so much about being a nurse by working in a great ED team during the pandemic
COVID-19: how working at the Nightingale has changed my student experience
Two students describe their first weeks in the workplace, and what has helped them cope
Mental health and adult nursing, plus the pace of emergency care – this role has it all
A dual-registration newly qualified nurse reflects on what she has learned in her first year
Careers
Fear and anxiety can infect teams, but you can harness this crisis to come out stronger
COVID-19 is putting nurses under extreme pressure, so here’s how to help colleagues cope
I make clinical decisions at emergency incidents – and as a nurse I bring so much more
Pre-hospital emergency medicine consultant nurse Andy Thurgood on his challenging role
How I make the emergency department less daunting for people with learning disabilities
Lauren Johnston describes her work in a pioneering nursing role